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PETROSPHERE is an exchange between 5 artists based in Glasgow: Ruth Barker, Helen de Main, Niall Macdonald, James McLardy and Ciara Phillips; and 5 artists based in Athens: Antonakis Christodoulou,Vassilis H, Margarita Myrogianni, Aliki Panagiotopoulou, and Kostas Sahpazis, working across the media of sculpture, installation, performance, works on paper, printmaking, photography and video.
All 10 artists will develop new work specifically for the Galini Hotel, Athens. The exhibition extends beyond this appropriated gallery space through live performance, video screening, and a flyposting campaign, responding to the specific built, political, and artistic context of the city.
Both Glasgow and Athens maintain an energetic presence in the international art world, and are respected as artistic hubs with a strong sense of community, innovation, attitude, and confidence. PETROSPHERE consolidates these links through exchange; bringing together different practices and perspectives to create a voluble, fluent, even contrary artistic dialogue, rooted in the specificity of the physical places that the artists occupy.
PETROSPHERE will be continued through a second exhibition of the 10 artists’ work at Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art (Gi), Scotland, in April 2012.
Performance by Ruth Barker: 7pm on Thursday 15th September at Hotel Galini.
And The Three Mothers Ask, Don’t You Know Me?
The artist recites a spoken song, with costume design by Lesley Hepburn. Duration: 20 minutes.
More information at www.ruthbarker.comAbout the Artists:
Ruth Barker works with text, performance, and fashion, and has undertaken projects in Berlin, Tel Aviv, Rotterdam, Dublin, and the UK.
Antonakis Christodoulou works mainly with photography, drawing, collage and video. He has exhibited widely in the UK, Berlin and San Francisco and has recently presented his second solo show ‘Introducing Silver’ in Athens.
Helen de Main has recently worked with artists and institutions in Palestine and Denmark. Her printmaking and sculptural work has been shown in Athens, Bristol and Toronto.
The work of Vassilis H combines sculpture with painting and photography, exploring the philosophy and formalism of the Modern movement. His work has been exhibited in group and solo shows in New York, Athens, Miami, Berlin and Vienna.
Niall Macdonald has exhibited his sculpture internationally. He holds an MFA from the Glasgow school of Art and is represented by Kendall Koppe, Glasgow.
James McLardy has recently exhibited drawing and sculpture in Copenhagen, Norwich, Edinburgh, and Belfast. In 2010 he undertook residencies at Cove Park (Scotland) and The Danish National Workshops.
Margarita Myrogianni studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece and Slade School of Fine Art. Recent exhibitions include Sinning, at DIVUS gallery, London, Wohniador, Friedrichshain, Berlin and Henji 痕迹, Sanhe Museum, Hangzhou, China.
Aliki Panagiotopoulou’s work investigates language and human history through drawing, painting, sculpture and text. Recent projects include ‘Personal is Political’ at the 2nd Thessaloniki Biennial, and artschoolUK at Cell Project Space and Whitechapel Gallery, London.
Ciara Phillips’ screenprinted, textile and sculptural works have recently been exhibited at the Galway City Museum, Deuxieme Bureau/Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt and Der Kunstverein, Hamburg. In September she will be exhibiting new work at Kendall Koppe, Glasgow.
Κostas Sahpazis’ work is based on the performativity of materials as physical essence and mental constructs. He has recently exhibited at Alpha Exotica (Hydra School Project), Sculptural Narration (Museum Alex Mylona – Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens).
Supported by Creative Scotland

Ruth Barker, “And the three mothers ask, Don’t you know me?”, 2011. Performance, duration 15 mins, approx. (featuring bespoke garment by Lesley Hepburn)

Ciara Phillips, “Run Your Hands Over Its Smooth, Cool Surface”, 2010. Screenprint on paper, household paint and acrylic wall painting, 270 x 160cm

Aliki Panagiotopoulou, “What we are…”, from the series “ All is fair in Love and War” 2009. Graphite on paper, 21x29cm

Margarita Myrogianni, “Web I”, 2010. Lambda print, 120cmX120cm

James McLardy, “Bought Air”, 2010. Carved Plastic Laminated MDF, Paper, Paint and Powder Coated Steel. Detail from installation, 50 x 60 x 160cm

Niall Macdonald, “Spring Tides”, 2011. Glazed ceramic, chain, polyurethane rubber, plaster, spray-paint, 110 x 70cm

Vassilis H, “Face”, 2010. C print on aluminium, steel, spray paint, 102 x 40 x 30cm

Helen de Main, “Rising Tide”, 2011. Screen print on paper, 42 x 59cm

Antonakis Christodoulou, “Whatever Happened (female)”, 2010 Acrylic on digital printed canvas, 100 x 100 cm

Kostas Sahpazis, “Let Nina Simone Rule The World”, 2009. Plastic, wood, photograph, waxed string, 33x43x15cm
Ruth Barker, Antonakis Christodoulou, Helen de Main, Vassilis H, Niall Macdonald, James McLardy, Margarita Myrogianni, Aliki Panagiotopoulou, Ciara Phillips and Kostas Sahpazis
38 Leonidou (hotel galini), 1st floor
info@petrosphere.co.uk / +306944875346
Petrosphere, c/o Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Studio 41, 145 Kelvinhaugh Street, Glasgow, G3 8PX.
PETROSPHERE
PETROSPHERE is an exchange between 5 artists based in Glasgow: Ruth Barker, Helen de Main, Niall Macdonald, James McLardy and Ciara Phillips; and 5 artists based in Athens: Antonakis Christodoulou,Vassilis H, Margarita Myrogianni, Aliki Panagiotopoulou, and Kostas Sahpazis, working across the media of sculpture, installation, performance, works on paper, printmaking, photography and video.
All 10 artists will develop new work specifically for the Galini Hotel, Athens. The exhibition extends beyond this appropriated gallery space through live performance, video screening, and a flyposting campaign, responding to the specific built, political, and artistic context of the city.
Both Glasgow and Athens maintain an energetic presence in the international art world, and are respected as artistic hubs with a strong sense of community, innovation, attitude, and confidence. PETROSPHERE consolidates these links through exchange; bringing together different practices and perspectives to create a voluble, fluent, even contrary artistic dialogue, rooted in the specificity of the physical places that the artists occupy.
PETROSPHERE will be continued through a second exhibition of the 10 artists’ work at Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art (Gi), Scotland, in April 2012.
Performance by Ruth Barker: 7pm on Thursday 15th September at Hotel Galini.
And The Three Mothers Ask, Don’t You Know Me?
The artist recites a spoken song, with costume design by Lesley Hepburn. Duration: 20 minutes.
More information at www.ruthbarker.com
About the Artists:
Ruth Barker works with text, performance, and fashion, and has undertaken projects in Berlin, Tel Aviv, Rotterdam, Dublin, and the UK.
Antonakis Christodoulou works mainly with photography, drawing, collage and video. He has exhibited widely in the UK, Berlin and San Francisco and has recently presented his second solo show ‘Introducing Silver’ in Athens.
Helen de Main has recently worked with artists and institutions in Palestine and Denmark. Her printmaking and sculptural work has been shown in Athens, Bristol and Toronto.
The work of Vassilis H combines sculpture with painting and photography, exploring the philosophy and formalism of the Modern movement. His work has been exhibited in group and solo shows in New York, Athens, Miami, Berlin and Vienna.
Niall Macdonald has exhibited his sculpture internationally. He holds an MFA from the Glasgow school of Art and is represented by Kendall Koppe, Glasgow.
James McLardy has recently exhibited drawing and sculpture in Copenhagen, Norwich, Edinburgh, and Belfast. In 2010 he undertook residencies at Cove Park (Scotland) and The Danish National Workshops.
Margarita Myrogianni studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece and Slade School of Fine Art. Recent exhibitions include Sinning, at DIVUS gallery, London, Wohniador, Friedrichshain, Berlin and Henji 痕迹, Sanhe Museum, Hangzhou, China.
Aliki Panagiotopoulou’s work investigates language and human history through drawing, painting, sculpture and text. Recent projects include ‘Personal is Political’ at the 2nd Thessaloniki Biennial, and artschoolUK at Cell Project Space and Whitechapel Gallery, London.
Ciara Phillips’ screenprinted, textile and sculptural works have recently been exhibited at the Galway City Museum, Deuxieme Bureau/Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt and Der Kunstverein, Hamburg. In September she will be exhibiting new work at Kendall Koppe, Glasgow.
Κostas Sahpazis’ work is based on the performativity of materials as physical essence and mental constructs. He has recently exhibited at Alpha Exotica (Hydra School Project), Sculptural Narration (Museum Alex Mylona – Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens).
Supported by Creative Scotland
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